poo-poo
Americannoun
verb (used with or without object)
idioms
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of poo-poo
1970–75; expressive formation; cf. poop 2
Example Sentences
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“I don’t think they’re poo-poo coins,” said Chris Kline, chief operating officer and co-founder of BitcoinIRA.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 23, 2026
But she worried aloud that “it could take time to clean up the poo-poo that they’re making all over — literally and figuratively.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
If you’re looking for someone in the know to poo-poo the Jaguars’ brutal start, you’d better look to someone other than Tim Tebow.
From Fox News ● Sep. 24, 2021
“A poo-poo cushion is not the name of it! A whoopee cushion!”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2021
Anyway, Laura being Laura shouted out something like: “Tommy! You got poo-poo on your back! What have you been doing?”
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
When someone posits that he could be targeted by the radical vigilante group targeting sexual abusers and predators known as Jennifer, Kitty poo-poos the possibility.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2018
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